Lead Technician - Commercial HVAC
About The Position
Air Force HVAC is a growing company in South Florida with over 5 years of experience providing residential HVAC services. They are expanding their technician team and client base and are seeking a hands-on Field Service Manager to help scale the company with excellence, develop leaders, and ensure operational discipline. Speed, craftsmanship, and consistency are essential in this role. The position involves performing complex commercial HVAC service, diagnostics, repairs, commissioning support, preventive maintenance, and installation support. The Lead Technician will also serve as an escalation point for difficult technical calls, mentor developing technicians, and coordinate professionally with various stakeholders including property managers, building engineers, and clients. Maintaining job documentation, equipment data, and company vehicle/tools in professional condition is also a key responsibility.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on HVAC field experience with meaningful commercial service exposure.
- Demonstrated independent troubleshooting and diagnostic capability.
- EPA Section 608 certification and valid driver's license.
- Ability to read electrical schematics, technical literature, and sequence-of-operation documentation.
- Comfort with digital field-service platforms, mobile documentation, photographs, work orders, and electronic communication.
- Ability to work safely in rooftops, mechanical rooms, high-rise/commercial environments, and other field conditions.
- Must possess and maintain the minimum professional hand tools and HVAC diagnostic instruments required to independently perform commercial service and troubleshooting.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual communication skills strongly preferred; English/Spanish proficiency is highly desirable for South Florida commercial operations and customer coordination.
- Manufacturer training is valued, but transferable commercial-system competency is more important than any single brand.
- VRF/VRV, WSHP, RTU, VAV, chilled-water, hydronic, cooling-tower, BAS/DDC, and VFD experience.
- High-rise, multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, institutional, or commercial retrofit experience.
- Track record of mentoring technicians or leading commercial installations and commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Perform complex commercial HVAC service, diagnostics, repairs, commissioning support, preventive maintenance, and installation support.
- Serve as the escalation point for difficult technical calls and validate diagnoses through measurements, operating data, schematics, and sequence of operation.
- Mentor developing technicians, reinforce proper diagnostic methodology, and identify recurring training or performance gaps.
- Coordinate professionally with property managers, building engineers, facility teams, general contractors, and commercial clients.
- Maintain complete job documentation, equipment data, readings, photographs, parts requirements, recommendations, and job-status communication.
- Maintain company vehicle, tools, test instruments, and field resources in professional, job-ready condition.
Benefits
- health, dental and vision coverage
- PTO and sick time
- company vehicle where applicable
- company technology and field resources
- performance-based opportunities
- advancement within a growing commercial operation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
